Off the Shelf: John Kuvakas and a Lifelong Love of Cars
During the late winter and through most of the fall, there are a wide variety of toy and collectible shows that occur in hometown meeting halls, school auditoriums, even garages and empty fields. These shows are like manna falling down from the sky for collectors. We can be seen walking up and down the aisles, […]
Yesterday I sat down with Christian to discuss the future of the model car segment and lots more. That’s in addition to chatting about how you can play a role in that future as a member of the hobbyDB Squad. Check out the full interview here – Are you interested in bringing your […]
November was a busy month, setting a record for visits to the channel. As some of the 1/43 makers move into the late sixties and early-to-mid seventies, we’re seeing a very positive reaction to these cars with a surprising number of folks watching videos reviews of models based on car-design’s “Malaise Era.” This bears watching […]
This past weekend was Chicago Shenanigans, one of those gatherings I always look forward to. Normally the fun for me starts on Friday…
Diecast, Classic Cars, and a World-Class Model Museum By Randy Rusk In late January, I traveled to South Florida with Tom and Judith Kinney, Skip and Betty Johnson, John and Kelly Kuvakas, and Karl Schnelle. The plan was simple: spend time together, see a few “must visit” destinations for collectors, and fit in as much
White Metal models were the pinnacle of model car making in the 70s to 00s and are still always a show stopper (just holding their weight in your hand is always an experience). They were sold both as kits and finished models and allowed anybody with enough talent to get into the business of making […]
By Karl Schnelle I am just back home from a fantastic weekend in the Chicago, IL USA, suburbs. For three days, a bunch of car guys (and women) got together to discuss and see 1:43 cars, toy cars, and real cars. The excuse for all this
By Karl Schnelle For the fifth year in a row, 1:43 collectors gathered for a long weekend in the Chicagoland area; this year it was billed as the “Chicago Shenanigans, an Epic 1/43 Weekend”!
By John Kuvakas One of my favorite models has always been the Motor City 1954 Packard Caribbean, which has been long out of production. Well, there have been several other offerings that have shown up very recently.
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